About Fall Lake
Number of accommodations: 38
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access -
Pet Friendly -
Potable Water -
Lake Access -
Showers
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (194)
What Guests Are Saying
Fall Lake Campground is highly praised for its friendly and accommodating staff, clean facilities, and well-maintained campsites. Visitors appreciate the beautiful, private wooded sites, excellent bathrooms, and convenient access to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). While some guests noted issues with mosquitoes, the overall experience is described as peaceful and enjoyable, making it a popular destination for repeat visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Fall Lake Campground is highly praised for its friendly and accommodating staff, clean facilities, and well-maintained campsites. Visitors appreciate the beautiful, private wooded sites, excellent bathrooms, and convenient access to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). While some guests noted issues with mosquitoes, the overall experience is described as peaceful and enjoyable, making it a popular destination for repeat visitors.
Review Summary
Paul H
VerifiedJuly 2, 2025 • Stayed at: GS1, Loop: Voyageurs
My first time at Fall Lake Campground and it was one of my most enjoyable State Campground experiences. Well laid out and maintained. New shower houses are a treat and love the old growth forests and myriad lakes. Especially love the proximity to Ely.
deborah l
VerifiedJuly 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: BASS
Very clean sites
I appreciated lock code on bathroom doors
Staff at headquarters very helpful
I will rent a canoe for my family on the next visit
I will come back
Paul K
VerifiedJuly 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: LAKE
Extremely nice facility with easy canoe access at all lakeside campsites. Modern restrooms and showers are well maintained and clean. Nice space between camp sites.
Devin K
VerifiedJune 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: LAKE
Clean campground, very quiet and private. Good spacing between sites, and nice water access on our site.
Debra H
VerifiedJune 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: LAKE
Our first time staying here and we discovered every site was beautiful! The sites were spaced nicely for privacy, as were the the bathrooms also nicely spaced for accessability. And the bathrooms and grounds were so clean! We were impressed with the campground and while there was only 1 hiking path to Stub Lake which was overgrown, hiking is plentiful in the area. You can also purchase day passes for the BWCA on site, of which Fall Lake is part of. Overnight passes need to be purchased elsewhere. Highly recommend campground, perhaps for older children. There is a nice beach and playground for the youngers, but would be a hike depending on campsite location.
Paul H
VerifiedJune 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: LAKE
The campsites were clean, well spaced and private, the bathrooms clean and the location was wonderful. The beach was clean and the water perfect. Snapping and painted turtles were everywhere along with birds like loons and merganser ducks.
Kathy S
VerifiedJune 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: BASS
We enjoyed paddling and biking from this campground. It’s fun that the lake is partially in the BW. Biking the Fernberg was fun, too. I wish there were some hiking trails right from the campground (other than Stub Lake).
Diane H
VerifiedJune 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: LAKE
Wonderful
Kristen O
VerifiedJune 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: BASS
Clean, hosts were great.
Just tell campers not to leave dogs alone in their camper - all they do is bark bark bark
Brian N
VerifiedJune 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: BASS
Was far more than I expected. Definitely going back.
Location Fall Lake
Address:
Kawishiwi Ranger District
Ely, MN, 55731
United States
Fall Lake is located in Northeast MN, 100 miles North of Duluth MN. From Duluth, MN, take Highway 53 north for 50 miles to Virginia, MN. Take Highway 169 northeast for 50 miles to Ely, Minnesota, travel an addition 6.5 miles to County Road 182 (Fall Lake Road). Travel north on County Road 182 for 2 miles.
Latitude & Longitude: 47.9525 / -91.7164
Elevation: 409 feet
Policies & Rules
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The northern portion of Fall Lake near the campground is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildreness, Visitors to the Wilderness are required to be in possession of a valid BWCAW permit, For questions about the specific BWCAW regulations contact the US Forest Service at (218) 365-7600. |
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All reservable sites, except 26, 33 and 41 (tent-only) have electric hookups; sites 5, 10, 15, 16, 18 and 62 have 20, 30 and 50 amp service available |
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Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. |
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Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation. |
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Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity). |
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Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information. |
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